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We investigated the genetic diversity among populations of the shrimp Farfantepenaeus notialis, the most abundant penaeid species around Cuba. A total of 25 allozyme loci were analyzed in samples of shrimps from seven localities at the south central platform of the island (Ana María Gulf). Samples from three of these localities and from Batabanó Gulf and Guacanayabo Gulf at the south west and south east platforms of the island, respectively, were also characterized at the mtDNA level through sequence variation of a 2027 bp segment including part of the COI and COIII genes. Of the 25 allozyme loci studied 9 were polymorphic: Akp2, Akp3, AmyB, Est3, Gdh, GP7, and Per1, 2 and 3. In contrast to mtDNA, the pattern of allozyme variation among localities revealed strong population structuring at Ana María Gulf, with significant F st in all pairwise comparisons. The magnitude of F st estimates as well as the grouping pattern obtained by a UPGMA analysis based on a distance matrix indicated that the level of differentiation was concordant with the geographical position of the localities and the hydrographic regime. Homogeneity of mtDNA suggested that differentiation of allozyme loci might be due to more recent events rather than historical isolation of the sampled populations. Ana María and Guacanayabo Gulf populations were differentiated by mtDNA from Batabanó Gulf, at the southwestern end of the island. The analysis showed three restriction site differences among them, suggesting genetic isolation of the two regions. The present results also suggest that an artificial introduction of larvae from Tunas de Zaza into Batabanó Gulf, in an effort to repopulate this fishing region, may have been ineffective.
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Received: 13 December 1999 / Accepted: 2 October 2000
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García-Machado, E., Robainas, A., Espinosa, G. et al. Allozyme and mitochondrial DNA variation in Cuban populations of the shrimp Farfantepenaeus notialis (Crustacea: Decapoda). Marine Biology 138, 701–707 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002270000475
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002270000475